examination
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The seismic recordings also appeared unusual, prompting closer examination.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
After closer examination it was discovered one of the curlews had coloured rings on its legs meaning that it was a "headstarted bird from 2024".
From BBC • May 31, 2026
The president spent about three hours at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Tuesday, where he underwent a battery of tests as part of his annual medical examination.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026
The three-page memo provides an overview of Trump's physical examination and diagnostic testing, in which Barbabella concludes that the leader is "fully fit to carry out all duties of the Commander-in-Chief and Head of State."
From Barron's • May 30, 2026
Some of the prisoners underwent the examination in groups of twelve; they merely recited a sort of confessional and catechism, got their anti-kemmer shot, and were released to work.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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